System and apparatus for hacking bricks.



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' 5, a @531 T Q R, 0., rE NrI'BLm V SYSTEM. AYPABATUS FOB BACKING BRIOKS "ur n mumx r-IL'nD warm, 1910. 1 Patented FBb.'28, 1911.

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' R. G. PENFIELD. SYSTEM AND APPARATUS F011 HAGKING BBIGKS.

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' SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR BACKING BBIGKB.

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' Patented. Feb. 23,1911.

a. o. rsnr'mn'. SYSTEM Li?!) APPARATUS FOR HAOKIHG BRICKS.

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Patented Feb. 28, 1911;

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i SYSTEMjAND APPARATUSlFQB 'n Acnme BRiGKS.

Specification of Letters ratent. Patent-ed Feb. 28,1911.

Apfilieation filed August 22, 1510. Serial No. 578,438,

I To (ZZZ whom vii-may co'nbcrm- Be-it known that I, RAYMOND CLPEN- "FIELD, a citizen of theUnited fitates, end I resident of New York, in the eonnty and i '5 State} of. New York, have invented. an 11nprorement in Systems and Apparatus for- Hacking Bricks, of'whioh the following description, in connection with the aeco nr; v panying draw ngs,- 13 -.a specific-anon, like letters onthe drawings representing like parts- The hacking oflbricks, 6., placing the moldedbricks in proper spaced relation in stack. formation for drying and'iolirning, is 15 usually a -Very labor ous, tedious, and relatire ly expensire and somewhat destructive 'pro'eedure as it is accomplished largely by n carriers or clen1p-.

stategh niake ..it q'l 31'HCtiCiLb1B 1- to handle the bricks "Ai ltOlntjLt lC flll-y from the coi'itinnonsl 1 35 operatingbrickjnyiehinehand cut ottl o A. second feature ofjthe ini'entionfr in proyidingi tifieimsj for benching? together brick "'hi'ch have been pr in run sthe; V

prion separated-a ent-0H, andby th 40fbn'neiing together is meant the bringin gto fgether againofa predetermined number pt the separated 151 1 "ks so that they are-again sgune relation as they lin substan-tihlly the were before-hei11g sepfrrated The purpose of this feature of the JJJVENUOD is two-fold;

for the proper handling of first, to "gain time the bricks and the mechanicalnecessitiesfif the process, and seeonchto insure the"handlin'gof the bricks in the desired the best advantage for hacking purposes.

1 This ben h n the. otherwisejicontinnons stream ofbricks; withouhhoweve'r, interfering with the ante '55 matie-andfeontinuons handling and hacking l iof the brieks; l

drying bricks w, p

the ilj inveiireceivetheifi ioads of units .to-

together at the bricks ac eo'mplishes' a rprgedetermmed- Y interrupt on .111 j 4 ,A thirdend equally importantfeature of the invention'relates to a further utilization of the saineprinciple or providing a time interyal or means for gaining sufl'i ient time for the .ecconiplishn ent of ,certain noses:

standing that the s tolnatic, and rapidas a whole. This third feature resides in providing, in eonncclion with the continuous series of carriers and cooperating mechanism which deliver the bricks to the carriers and'enaole the carriers ion-moving stream limited only by thepr -d and" capacity ot the brick machine, means with each loadedearrier, sutiicient time for "tliedelirery o latio'n to previously delivered lo on drierqcar or kilire this prorisioirbeing preferably- "siiclr-thet a'vbe denominated elastic. By meant that the 1) errod jembodirnen oft nltionjprorides inea 11s ."eapable Qofprovi D a. short time iliiUDVfii nter'val' accordinglto the given plant or operator.

or a longer. tune neeess'ities oi a' :the ferre' nib'odin entof the inven w 5 v 1.. v v

me lIhBlVZtllS secured by providn with the main eonve rers he'iiunched units or loads to cl eutolnatijcop'erating mean; vthat each h eris pernntted to'havea period o't slow n yem'ent'or ahtualstoppage I when it arrives t the dehvery point. during which 1ts1oad 1s 'disposediotjinthe desired hacked relation to previons loads, as stated {before the carrier bli 'ed to proceed back on its cireuit to pla ce again in proper order reii:

tit elyi to;the". streani of bricks Wllit'iiq 1e withstanding fi'the given carriage. Thesetwo time-interval provisions, riz. the periodicity or time-giv- @efiectl'produeed by the bnnching op'cra rim ,ilnd the time-intervals for hacking: 11er- I nitt'ed a ntoinatieall v by the hran (-1\ ru nways; are'essential tothe most complete success, beeansethey permit the automatic operation of the entire apparatnsin accordance with the. speed and capacity of the iii-iv": riiaehine and the cut-off. Notwitlwtamling that the loading of therarriers and the nnloading of the carriers (i. e. the actual ime sarily. slow portions or the: 'work notwilhm stem is continuous. an

'to receive thebridis in a practieaiiv caaitm Q "for antolnatiea11yproviding in connection f its load-in proper harhed rethe whole provided with.

brick inachine has continued to make reutg period of ,haiting of the I ing. operation) each requires time and would apparently therefore require that the whole apparatus should halt therefor, the inven- .the'entire apparatus and system are shown ytion provides thesetime-intervals without requiring said halting.

. 1Vl11le it is intended herein to covereach of the three features separately, as being capable of advantageous use in'other connections, theinvention as a whole'is dependentupon them all together, and particularly upon the last two mentioned; i

In the accompanying drawings, in which in their'preferred embodiment, Figures 1, 2,

l the front'end of-the apparatus, where tl1e'- bricks are made and loaded onto the -carand 4 show in three views a side elevation of riers; Fig. 3. is a detail in front elevation of an automatic brake for the carrier-propellin 'mechanis n; Fig. 5 is a view largely similar to Fig. 1, excepting that it is in lon-- gitudinal vertical section for showing furthat details; Fig. 6 is an end view of the tripping track or directing means for a por- .25

tion oi the bunching apparatus; Fig. 7'isa .plan view showing the general arrangement.

' and system constituting an importantpart of .the invention; Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side elevation of the upper portion of the carrier and operating mecha- .fni'sm,-.parts'being broken-away and sectionedffor clearness of illustration; Fig. 9 isa vertic'al longitudinal sectional View through the hub and axle of the driving gear of a carifier; Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of'the upper'portion ofone of the trips or stops; Figs. 11' "and 12 are vertical cross sectional views of the lower-clamping portion of a carrier showing the same re-. spectively in' brick-carrying position and -brick-separatingposition; Fig. 13 is 'anen? larged side elevation of the lower-end of a carrier; Fig. 14 is a-vertica'l cross sectional ta-l sectional details on the lines 17117 and 18 18 respectively, Fig. Fig. 19 is, a vertical 1 longitudinal sectional view of the automatic circuit controller and bufier providedfor. each carrier; Fig. 20 is a'detail in front elevation of the butter switch. or circuit controller of Fig.- 19; Fig. 21 is a cross sectional 'view of the clamping portion of a carrier showing a succeeding position thereof in addition to Figs. 11 and 12; Fig. 22 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the automatic carrier delivery mechanism and adjacent brick-supplyingapparatus; Fig. 23

is a vertical sectional v1ew, partly brokenaway, taken on the line 2323. F1g. ?2 F1g.-

known manner for sever Qt-is a. diagrammatic view of the electrical v connections of a carrier; Fig. 25 is an enlarged cross sectional detail of one of the pole changers of the latt'er Fig. 26 is a plan view of a portion, of the-automatic switching mechanism 27 is a'sectiona liwiew show is a cross-sectionalviewtaken onf 'the'line 29+2 Fig.:26; andFigstBO shows; in -front elevation and top plan or diagram one of the in}; i Side elevation one ofthe shown. I in Fig. 29.;"Fig. 28 is-afcrosssehtiorialqwiew taken on the. line 28%28, Figfi262; Fig. "29

switch operating device's audits connections apparatus.

with the trolley wire vforming 'part' of the- .Vhil this'invention isparticularly M15: t

ed to the stifi' mud process of making brie s,

it will be understood that it is'not restricted in this respect, or in fact-in any other respect, except'asrequired the'claims at the end of this specification, inasmuch .asthe invention is broadly new aiidoif-a pioneer character nthe art-of hackingbrlcks. Re-

2 ferring therefore, by wayjojf illustration,- to the manufacture oflbi'icks'frorn stitt mud or' clay; the properly'iiiixedclayis delivered in continuous stream" orstreams from the die '1 of a usual stifi'claybrie k machine 2, to an oil bearing belt 3'which" travels in 'unison with the discharge 'of" said" str'eam' of clay, two' such-streams beipg'she rein indicate'd. The belt: 3"carriesthe streams 'or ."columns of transverselymolded clay -.for-

ward to 'a'cutcit machine-a, each of whose arms 5 is provided a' wire-6 in well i the streams of clay into individualbric s T, and-in order that saidbrick's afterv'bein evered'shall'not be marredby the wire 6 i comes up onright-hand ,-F g. 1, he severed bricks";

are delivered by the Belt 31:01 belt 8 which travels at a-n;inc reas:d speed, thereby sepa rating the bricksas shown onthe. belt-B ad jacent' the-cutoff machine 4:, thusproviding ample intei'iials-betw'een said bricks to insure the proper upward movement of the wires 6 between and outvofj contact with the bucksand to facilitate the "subsequent. division, separation or-grouping o f the bricks into 'bunches'. In-order-that 'these'bricks may non be brought into the first. position requisite for hacking purposes, viz., contiguous end-' wise relation in suchnumbers as nay be required to constitute aunitfor handling purposes in connecti on with'the. ultimate hacked stack of -bri cks,,me'ans is provided for the aforesaid bunching bfthejbricks together in said unit. While this maybe accomplished by a wide variety of hunching means or mechanisms, it is preferable, according to the general arrangementof the apparatus of the drawings, to "provide means for re tarding the forward )brick, of the proposed I series or unit until the required ,numhcr'of bricks "shall have .caught up said. first 125' preferablycorresponding to theitotal spaces all I v and passes over I justably mounted in s i 'brick. I

. preferable .not wholly to'stop the bricks .an'yzof them means releasessaid sentlforwa-rd interval" between 15 bricks inv order to permit. the cooperating Q carrying mechanism-,.

functions properlyandewithfcertainty, the

mt e brick machine v consists of belts.

"Als 5omoves likewise at this same speed, it becomes at'E-once practicable to maintain the handling I nachineruns, as no congestion can possibly.

. l nnthu s retardingthe bricks 'it' is but. to keep; the clay moving I at all points-from thebrick machine; onward.-

1 T As soon as a complement of bricks; has: beenthus bunched, into-a unit, *the iretarding v bricks and tliey are then as a unit' tosuitable carrying I v 1 means,preferably-overheadmeans (having ,10 instance);

' bunching operation at thisfpoint in thesysobvious advantages over asurface carrier for "As one of the purposesof the,

tem,-,- isto providega suitablegap or; time the successive units ofetc., ,to perform its successive bunches of brieks, .having necessarily. beenseparated from each other bythe retarding action mentioned, are then moved at the same rate of travel as the retardlngdevice thereby maintaining an interval between successive units orbunches which previously separated, the bricks now constituting each unitor Ubunch 'of bricks.

preferably, the carrying means of the bricks in themanner thus far described continuouslyas long as the brick take place at any point; c I The 'meansof handling the bricks from to the carrier preferably The belt 8 rests ontra-nsverse supporting rolls ournaled' in longi tudinal girders 10 of the main framework end guide pulleys-11 adaid frame and thence, around a drive pulley 1E2and over an adjustable belt tightener 13, said belt having'a l construction which will permit the bricks to slide somewhat thereon without injury to 1 the bricks, the belt for instance being made I pf :sheet steel whose smooth surface readily ranged to be p'rojecte sired 7 devices 14 of the bu'nchmg mechanism-are 1 termite this" 0 I sliding movement of the bricks. The retarding or, bunching mechanism consists of 'stopplates or barrlers 14 arl into the path of the leading brick of a ser es whenever it is de to bunch sald series together. Prefer ably these stopplates, barriers, or retarthng supported from overhead and arranged to i be lowered into retarding "relation with the 15 "journaledat I I wbelt 16 "passing over an idlerpulley 17 at one end and a driven l 1.1 bricks intermittingly as required, being for W560 this purpose mounted on transverse pivots the requis te intervals on a pulley 18 (Figsfll', 5,

at the other d Fr r spectively I by 'UP gh S' .19, 20, off-the general. :fIImIIIIiQ l gwork. In order that- 01" 'tar'ding devices 11 may be held" rigidly with space between deemed necessary the stop plates or retheproper 1 strength of I resistance to the normal onward move'ment of the bricks when the latter arebeing' bunched, .th'eyjare provided with specialj 'rneans for accomr ose com-pris ng; arms 21v 'plishing this purp fixed on the opposi shaft 15, eaclrarm guide; guide; roll 23- atits ends of each I pivot mechanism provided I Fig. 1, with an inwardly deflected end piece "25. way

*(see also-Fig 8),"so that. as the belt 16 carries a stop-plate or retarding device, 1 1 downw'ardits rolls 22 top inclined edges ofthe opposite end pieces along which said rolls immediately drop;down

where they are" momentarily held by the guideJendsH-QT until the arms 21 have been properly tu'rneddown slightly at their for wardrends, whereupon the rolls '22 travel out of said ways along the top edges of the rails 24, thelatter beingpresently. engaged also bythe'r Us 23 as soon as the horizontal portion of being that the stop-plate or retarding device 14 isthereafter held its rolls 22, 23,'ar1ii's er of bricks together has been accomplished. This 'stOplateor retarding device la is preferably causedto assume its said rigid vertical position in the open two bricks as shown at the left, Fig. l, and as the bunching is accomplished in the preferred method of the machme of the drawlngs, by having the bricks travel faster than said retarding device, it will be readily understood that the leadingbrick quickly comes into contact with the barrier or retarding device 14 and is'held thereby while its belt 8 slides beneath said brick, thereby bringing against the rear end of-said brick the next following brick, which in turn is held whilethe belt slides beneath it until the third brick abuts against said second brick, the beltcontinuing to slide beneath said thus retarded three bricks until a fourth brick is Q "brought by the belt-f into endwise relation against the preceding three retarded bricks;

This, in the present showing'of the inven tion constitutes a bu'n'ch or "are. treated'alike and simultaneously; it is I to. describe only one.

As-ithis 'in1portant,"in the aspect. of-thc being lprovided with a, roll 22 at 1t's1.outer;end"and a similar,

inner end,; and a controlli'ng track or pair offdirecti'ng rails 24' is provided adjacent the lower trave'l 0f this at .its left-hand end;

I I I 26 for. thepassa'gelof the] outer a roll 22, and a, guide end 27, for compelling sa d outer roll to passthrough said jway 26 first strike against'the I travel and then. m'to-the ways-26,

said rail is reached, the result unit, aZndj'it-will be understood thatinasmuchas botlrstreams' invention considered, that the stop plates or retardingdevices 14: shall travel" in definite speed relation to theta-beefing.

. belt 3 and cut-ofi' .4, which deliver the bricks" to the launching mechanism and tothe belt fwhich're'ceives thebbunehes "ofibricks from: said bunching.maehanism driving mechan ism is provided for insuring said travel and, rendering the "same instantly; responsive .to

variations in speed notwithstanding the 'oons i derable' ,driving power required for the subsequent-f belt-handling of. the separated groups of bricks. Forthis purpose, the

' shaft 28 of the driven-pulleys 18 is provided With a belt pulley 29 *driven by'abelt 3,0,

. anoevvith',the travel o f the receivingbe'ltf43 3 .211 shaft 1 37 is provided having. 'a1}"worn 1- '39 on the drive .shaft, 40 l of thefcut-ofii 4,-

and pulley 31 fast on the main drive shaft- 32 and geared-by a pinion 33 to agear heel 34 fast'on tl eflshaft 35 which carries the pulley 12. The belt 30 isheld under proper .tensionjbya belt tightener 36. '..Thi's. mesh? a'nism afl'ords the requisite driving power not only for .the'retardlng mechanlsmzbut for the'par-ts fwhich handle the segregated" I groups or bunches [of-bricks, and it tendsito ."maintain the retarding "inechanism driven at ahigher speed, than required; and, ac-

cordingly, to regulate said speed in-accoridance With the travel of theofl' bea'ring belt 3 and the cut-ofimebhanism, and in'acoord- Wheel 38' at one end in mesh with aworm which shaft 40 also serves to; dlflvethe belt;

3,. sa-id-shaft37 at its opposite end-being con-J neotedl to the-retarding" mechanismf drive shaft 28 by beveledfgears }4:1-,' -;42'. Thug when the speed of belt 3 -variesfiideither direction, a 5 corresponding. variation takesplace in. I theretarding rmeghanism, so that.

the bells and i uponsaid' belt :1

the stop plates or retarding devices-14 meet every. fourth-brisk vhat ever. th Sp ed."- -ofjbelt 8 may be-as theirelativje.speeds'of" are. v notdependent Having 'bunehed the units as they. are moved along-by the rapid:

A already st pes 1s..- impertaimfinith jmadhine -'of- ;ithe -drawings that the; bnelgs iib'elt sai units btulehed-bricks are-car, ty-s id belti 'to'ithecarrier portion of;

thehaelfing 'm'e' neath' the .bungh y move however, and various 'p'ortlons 0 "the -latt'er lnoves 'avvay fr0m" thelioutgoin [horizontal end of thetrack 24; The shaft 37 acts as a eouplingvdevic'e .orleonnection between the three belts 3,16, and 43to -maintainv invariably the same relative. t'ravel or proportionate speed, thebelts 1.6; and 43 al'ways' moving. faster thanbelt 3', belt 243 is guided on rolls 45 -journ'aledthe" frame of the machine, the same as in the case of the previous'bel-ts, and at its rear end pulley 46, Fig. 4, fast on a shaft 47 a pistablyiadj'ustably S p rted on a -driv? mounted- .on the adjacent portion ""f the frame .of the machine and-"provide ith :a

pulley 4s driven by a belt 9 and m rhead pulley 50'connected by beveled '51 to" an overhead shaft 5.2 which, at

end, is connected. by. beveled ears --53 toa i jvertic'al shaft 54.0onnected 'in drivenrela ti'ont-o the shaft 28'bybeveled gears 55., said .shaft 28, as already stated, beingeentrolled' directly from the out-oil and off-bearing shift 40 by meansof. theinc'linedshaft 37. As'the streams of bunched bricks are inoved.

continuously along in separate'biin'ohes or groups by the belt43, they-are picked up' automatically' -by. an overhead ear'r' r (said .earrier-being'bypreference-an ove eadjdevice,': asij already exp1ained)'.g There. is a Ibu'n'eh of bricks asthe'. latter are contiiiu'ously ;a1ong .;by th belt 43.

saryvvork of hacking the briclis .s'iderablyasto the; periods of 't-iin' re'q at a'gi ven'point 'or, extent of eav r r the" bricks,.-and aceo'rdingly, in order that the proper nuniber of these carriers to assure-9 f theLHnifOrm resenceof a. canir for each] ai'rie'rs, 1 e neces-L system maybeafitomatioand-eohtinuous, P

two runways or: overhead traekshfi, 57, Fig. ;7 areprovided,each'extending 1n.;'a eon' plete circuit and having mechanism. for permltting the empty v 'carri'ers to aceuiniilate hd'jfl? flc'ent 'thefbunching mechanism ready tofbefi :1'o.aded,' said meohanism 'automatieallydelivering the-'carriers'one at av tithe; alternately -a1ong the respective'traqks 56, 57, as willpresently. beYdscribed. Over pressed portionfis with a down? 5'9 'at'the ingol T [.60 at the outgoing leild, .and in order that'the' -ca'rrie rs may be driven" at absolutely-the] :Sdl'hB speed over thiSpOrtiOn-of trak 5s-e0 onlth .belt- 4 "asithe travel of the "bricks end anda'n 'upW rd incline v t;her ebelow,' the normal driving pihhanisrn 'oi the carriers is rendered mo. .eratlve at thlsewe track portion' 58-, -60, so t at ash carrier- 2 2, where they ar'e eng'aged the; lugs 71.1 For thispurpose each carrier is provided at I11SH1 -1 S thereby rendered inoperative by runleaves the1 ad1 ii sm becomes" operative: toiearr,y ji tl;along by s qning off from the live ;wire onto the ead ,"jwire and as the carrier with itsload gsect on its driving mecha- Ql'eavingfthe deadhwire and entering upon i the l ve F. Wllfi As a eonvenieiitpmeans of (insuring that each carrier shallimove in absolute un sontw tli itsfbunch of bricks while with said braeli et i it is bel'ng loa ded feratively connected beveled gears 64 and ingf-wheelfia (one, of course, for each series of carriers) which drives a belt 66 guided at wheel 67 Whose shaft move downwardly.

Y'JWit h said bunch, this portion ofthe.drivinginechanisrn of the carrier. is preferablyeonnected with the; same ac tuator as the brick Carrying belt 13, vizi the shaft 52., Accordingly, in the, upper frame Work is-journaled a traiisverse ishaft 63 opto said shaft 52 v by provided with a drivits opposite end by a 68 .is' shown as journaled on the framework above the" shaft 52 and preferably provided with. a belt tightener 69, the lower .strand of the belt being guidedpara'llel to the track portions 58, 59 by an idler or small guide 1 wheel 70: This belt is provided with pushers' or depending lugs 71 spacedapart in accordance with the bunches one by one into the position shown in Fig.

I the upper end-of its-framework with arigid bracket or. yoke 72 proyects in position 71 and whose rear end 74 projects sufficiently to engage behindfsaid lug as soon as the car-- rier has moved forward slightly; the upper horizontal portion. of the track continuing forward a short distance, see Fig. 2, beyondthe point of initial engagement of the'lug tion 59 of said track permits the carrier to Thus when the-downward movement oftlie carrier takes place,

7 the lug-71 is locked between the tiWO PHItS 73,741 of the carrier bracket or yoke so that away from the wiper trolley wheel 76 at the carrier is prevented from going either faster or slower than the lug 71 and its'driving belt 66. H

' the carriers are; delivered to the.-posi tion shown in Fig. 2,, they are halted by a friction spring which holds the. carrier stationary on its track until engaged" by a the carrier forward.

lug 71, which draws and along the track 58 260.; Each carrier is provided {with a the end of a trolley arm 7 mountedthereon T8 for delivering current to motor 79 mounted'on a platform 80' at er end of the carrier, said mo for. fl). g aj toothed, pinion 7,81 Journaled in a bi 'et 2 on sa'idplatf nt meshi'ng witl gear Wheel-831. ift Sat is 'jour'nale in the upper be driven norma permits the carrier to be moved by the belt 160 independently 8 and '15.

of bricks onj thebelt' 43. The carriers are delivered automatically and its load to be 'tion when required for I The depending arms 94 carry at their lower whose forward; end ,73 to be engaged by the lug before the ii'ielined p01 far described b;

brackets 100 on t .108. Beneath the rods- 112 eo inected. by tie: rods 85, being connected thereto by ratchet meeh- 'anism 86, said 'snaft' carrying" a traction wheel 87, see Figs. 8 and 16, traveling on the track. 57', said"- hanger also being provided. with 'a similar traction wheel 88 to give stability of position to the carrier. The ratchet connection 86 permits the" carrier to 11y by its motor 79 and yet "of the motor or to be pushed'forward by hand when desired. The

carrier proper'is suspended from the" lower I end of the hangerona ing movement as shown in detail in Figs. 'While this movement may be provided by horizontal pivot 89, and is provided with swivel or swing any suitable means, two parts- 90, 91 are shown connected by a bolt 92 in positionto receive between them a flanged ring 93 to which are bolted depending arms 941, a suitable ball bearing 95 being inter posed between said flanged ring 93 and su' -'j port 91. AJbolt' 96' carried by a love 1 pivoted at'98'locks the supported niembe or members 94 againstrotation when a load is being received and transported, said bolt then passing throughholes 99 and 100 in' "the:relatively novable the load is about reaching its destination this bolt 'is automatically adjacent parts. When 101 which engages. a roll 102 at the free end o-f 'said lever 97, thereby withdrawing the} locking bolt 96 so as to permit the carrier stacking purposes.

ends a platform 103 which supports the liftremoved by a trip turned into proper p0siing and lowering apparatus for operating theload-receiving and clamping portion of the carrier, which forms the lowermostpart thereof and is suspended from the part thus es 104 and, guided by irough guides or guide he lower side and opposite said cables 104 ro'ds105 which ends of. the platfo'ri'ii3103, being secured to a supper any suitable means, as adjustablyby bolts beam 107 is a clamping clam-p (which hasbeen, This clamping mechaframe of amultiple found preferable) nisin comprises at. itsupperfedge with laterally projecting longitudinalangle irons-110, Fig. 14, and

ting. beam 107 by a longitudinal iveb or sup-x porting memberiOS) of the frame, provided extending in opposite directions- 1 'a ngle-iron top 110 of the clamping frame.

. springs 119 surroundingosaid-guide rods 115 and, engagingat their 107 'and. at theirupper ends the cross heads 117. To, l1m1t the -upward m.ovement, sto

wer ends the beam bars' 120 :v Fig. '14, are adjustably clampe by} set screws. 121 'tothe tie rods118 On ,rea'eh farm 112 is 'slidably mounted 'an indei lthefl jaws 122 to .cotiperate with cams 125 and pendently movableclampin'g jaw or blade 122 to coeperate withinner jaws 123 in iclamping the bricks as shown in Fig. 14. These four jawsor blad'es- 122,123 of each set (four sets being'hereinshown, Fig; 13) are relatively movable.

Stationary cams 12 1 are secured-to the upper inner ends of "springs-126 carried by the arms-112, as best shown-in Fig. 21. The rock shaft 1141 is provided with icams 127ypr0per1y spaced- 0 apa'rtthereon to operate the -respective pairs 6 jaws 123, see- Figs; 11 and '12, when said shaft-is rotated by 1ts handle 128,. The two; i'nnerjaws 123 preferablyextend' the entire- "length oft-he carrier-yin e. the length of four. 7 br icks,;while a plurality of the. outside: jaws "122 are preferably provided, each adapted to engage a separate brick so as to provide for .those slight variations in thickness ofusthe' bricks which invariably occur in brick 130' manufacture. jThe jaws slide on the arms connection permitting them; to berocke "transverse head 131 on one arm provided with a reduced portion 132, telescoping into the other arm swinging in a slot 134-in the asocket end of a cooperating head 133 on i web-like frame 109 when-actuated by ajbe'll crank lever. 135, Fig. 13, to which all the- 5 arm heads133 are. connected by a'link 136. I the rods 1 12 andprovided'at its lower'end with a tripping 10111137 to-be automatically'-.

The bell'crank 135 is pivoted on one end of -actuated in "one'dire'ction by .alatch ort'rip 4, adjacent the brick-carrying belt'43. "Thus, as the carriers move down the track'59 into loading position, over belt 43,-"the clamping jaws 122, #1 23 occupy the open positions shown in'Fig'. 21 with relatlon to the bricks;

. having been moved intosaidposition by the 1' cotiperat-ion of the roll 137 and latch 138 when delivering the load of bricks at the 400 hacking car. v

Flarlng guides. 1451 director centerthe jaws so that they come. down in proper relation to the bricks with the jaws 123 between the spring 1 52 applies pro vided to enables 'th in unison'with the bricks, isfpassing the cam trip 140, the latter is engaged by the roll :13? and thereby all ot-the arms 130 are I swung' frointhe position shown in Fig.' 13

to the opposite ends of the slots 134, therebyff rotating.theicains with relation to the cams 124and permitting thejaws122, under the action of springs 126,-to close tightly 1 onto the bricks as shown in Fig. 14;. VV-hen the 511137 islifted by thecam 140,. it strikes pendi'ng'pivoted latch 138 :where the latter hangs resting against one side of-sa-id roll until the car starts 'up the incline 60, whereagainst the side and slightlv' deflects the deupon the weight of the load of bricks comp'ressesthe Springs 119, permitting the'frame 109 to lower sufliciently to carry the roll .137 below the lower end of said latch 138,.whioh then 'swings back into vertical position immediately above said roll-,-;so that, when the -ope rator lowers the carrier with its load of bricks onto the oven car onstackingfear, the

*latch reverses the movement of'the lever and thereby partially releases the bricks.

T he relative, vertical'jmovements of the, dif

ferent parts of r the," frame, aside from those already inentioned, j are. accomplished the J-electricmechanism carried o n the platform a The hoisting cables; .104; pass' bo;ver;v sheaves or drums142, 8, .on-theopposite "ends-of v a-shaft 143-5connected by a trai'n'of vgears 14A jto thegarmature shaft of a hoist-t in,q ,.1notor 145 whosefother end is provided I with .abrakejwheel '1? 16', 'F-ig .;3, which is em: braced pair Iof brake levers 141'( pivote d- 2115148 to a bracket .5149 rigidly "fastened to;

I the frame of the i OtQr. TThisbracket alsd I carries an electromagnet '.-=(energized"from cores 515,1 --j.connect' fiwith the-t upperi-ends of.

said levers 147 tor releasing gthe. brake in the carrier, the former opposition; to 'a brake-applying spring 152. I Thus; 'whe'ri the curnentj; is, turned on for I run n ing' j the; mot'Qr,-. t-he brake-s releases the "motor and, when 'fthfe'" current is cut off; the

the. brake" levers in: Y

- 138, Fig; 13, pivoted -at-139 on the girder stantly tostop-th'e-motb The 'wiring'o-f the'. .5 50 107 of thecarrierframegand in an oppos te carrier is 'shownin ,where-it willbe direction-by astationary camtrlp 140,'F1g.; seen'thatvt'b' imuitzm tf lle qw 54'a e";

' operator "t contr the-circuit: oithe hoisting motor 445 and '-'thef'latterf thel 'tracr 5 tion motor 9:; orm ally" the-strictest the traction motor 79--i s -closed,' so thatit-becomes f necessary to-"operate the controller 154 there of'only when the bricks are, to be deposited.

on the oven'car, at" which time'it isdesirable that the operatorshould be able not only to stop the carrier but toma'nually shift I the carrier backward or forward, Qas nay be required to position the CZH'I'IEI' with relation to the-ovenlcar. By 'meansof the con the tworows of bricksfas-shown in-Fig. 9;

{i265 and the jaws 12 2;at the,opposite vsides of the I troller; motoI- 

